I had heard of a repeater up near Sturgis on 462.600 with a PL Tone of 110.9
Does anybody have any further information on it if it even exists at all ?
Does anybody have any further information on it if it even exists at all ?
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There are three repeaters, within 5 watts of my home, none are listed anywhere. 2 are fairly new, the other one has been on .700 for years with an auto id that goes off every 30 min. Other than the id I've never heard anyone on it, and I've listened to it for years. Why someone would put up a repeater and never use it is a mystery to me.
Kd8dvrA lot of repeaters are like that... not being used. Any GMRS licensee can set up a repeater. They also do not have to make them public. Most actually are private.. either by dues paying "association" or a privite individual for use only by the owner and his family. They are not required to ID... as a matter of fact, an automatic ID is illegal.. because it constitutes "channel camping" in other words occupying a frequency when not being used. GMRS frequencies are shared, so it is legal for more than one repeater in the same area to occupy the same pair. There are a few in my area... one is a puzzler... the user gives a call sign that fits the public safety call format.. but is not, nor has ever been in the FCC database.
When I was licensed, I cannot count the number of GMRs repeaters I was kicked off of, because they were private. Kind of put a damper on vacation... although, I understand Disney World has or had one that was public.
ALL GMRS frequencies are "shared" Automatic IDs deprive other users of the frequency... see belowKd8dvr
Do you know where in the FCC rules I could find info on the auto ID/channel camping? It really is obnoxious to have that id sounding off all the time and it effectively renders the channel useless for anyone not using ctcss/dcs. Even if you are using tones, the auto ID still causes interference.
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I'm not sure that i can get the repeater owner to buy into that. He was in the business... Sold radios, collected repeater fees, ect. When cell phones started getting affordable, his radio business died over a several year period. The gmrs repeater that he has is all that's left, that I know of. Been there, auto id'ing for 16 years or there about...
I agree... however, no one uses this repeater, ever, at least not that I've been able to hear and I've been listening for like 16 years. Just an id every 30 min or so.He is doing Nothing Illegal.
30 min Morse ? Not Bad, I've seen folks go 10-15 min's
30-60 is a pretty good time-frame